GB2596739A - Detectable component for a writing implement - Google Patents
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- GB2596739A GB2596739A GB2114612.1A GB202114612A GB2596739A GB 2596739 A GB2596739 A GB 2596739A GB 202114612 A GB202114612 A GB 202114612A GB 2596739 A GB2596739 A GB 2596739A
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- internal component
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
- B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
- B43K5/00—Pens with ink reservoirs in holders, e.g. fountain-pens
- B43K5/02—Ink reservoirs
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
- B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
- B43K7/00—Ball-point pens
- B43K7/005—Pen barrels
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
- B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
- B43K24/00—Mechanisms for selecting, projecting, retracting or locking writing units
- B43K24/02—Mechanisms for selecting, projecting, retracting or locking writing units for locking a single writing unit in only fully projected or retracted positions
- B43K24/08—Mechanisms for selecting, projecting, retracting or locking writing units for locking a single writing unit in only fully projected or retracted positions operated by push-buttons
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
- B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
- B43K7/00—Ball-point pens
- B43K7/02—Ink reservoirs; Ink cartridges
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
- B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
- B43K7/00—Ball-point pens
- B43K7/12—Ball-point pens with retractable ball points
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
- B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
- B43K8/00—Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls
- B43K8/02—Pens with writing-points other than nibs or balls with writing-points comprising fibres, felt, or similar porous or capillary material
- B43K8/03—Ink reservoirs; Ink cartridges
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
- B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
- B43K15/00—Assembling, finishing, or repairing pens
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- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
- Pens And Brushes (AREA)
Abstract
The invention relates to a writing implement such as a pen which includes a housing and an internal component in which there is provided a reservoir of ink. The internal component typically includes a portion such as a ballpoint which allows ink to be transferred from the reservoir to a surface to which the said portion is applied. The writing implement and/or internal component is rendered detectable by metal detection and/or X-ray detection apparatus when the internal component is within range of the same so that the internal component is detectable when separated, deliberately or inadvertently, from the remainder of the writing implement.
Claims (17)
1. A writing implement comprising a housing having, at at least one end thereof, an opening through which a portion of an internal component substantially located within the housing, passes so as to allow ink held in a reservoir in the internal component, to be supplied from the reservoir and applied to a surface via the said portion whilst the housing is held by a user and wherein the said internal component is provided with location means to allow the same to be located within the housing, said component extending along at least part of a longitudinal axis of the housing and the said reservoir is defined by walls of the said component and at least a portion of said walls include at least one material which is detectable by metal and/ or X-ray detection apparatus, when the said writing implement and/ or said internal component is within a detection range of said detection apparatus.
2. An implement according to claim 1 wherein the detectable material which is used for at least a portion of the component external walls is a plastics material with a quantity of metal and/ or X-ray detectable material located therein.
3. An implement according to claim 2 wherein the said detectable material is spread throughout the plastics material in a substantially uniform dispersal.
4. An implement according to claim 1 wherein the said detectable material is provided in a sufficient quantity to render the said writing implement detectable by the detection apparatus when the said internal component is located in the housing.
5 An implement according to any of the preceding claims wherein the said detectable material is a metal or a metal alloy which is of a type which can be detected by metal detection apparatus.
6 An implement according to any of claims 1-5 wherein the said detectable material is a barium material.
7. An implement according to claim 1 wherein the said portion of the component includes a means to allow the controlled flow of ink from the reservoir onto a surface when the said portion is contacted onto said surface.
8 An implement according to claim 7 wherein at the end of the implement opposing said portion there is provided a cap locatable with a retraction mechanism to allow said internal component to linearly movable with respect to the housing between an extended, in use position and a retracted storage position.
9 An implement according to claim 8 wherein the retraction mechanism is biased towards the retracted position and includes a locating means to retain the internal component in an in-use position when that is selected.
10. An implement according to any of the preceding claims wherein the housing is provided in a two-part form with engagement means which, when released, allow the said parts to be separated and allow the internal implement to be replaced when required.
11. An implement according to any of the preceding claims wherein the material used to form the said housing and/ or the component walls includes an antimicrobial material.
12 An implement according to any of the preceding claims wherein the metal detectable and/ or X-ray detectable material is mixed with plastics material when the same is in a liquid form and then the mix is used to form the walls of the said reservoir of the internal component.
13. Apparatus according to any of the preceding claims wherein the detection range is within 50cm or greater.
14. An internal component for a writing implement, said internal component including a reservoir in which a quantity of ink is retained so to be supplied therefrom and applied to a surface via a portion of the internal component and wherein at least a portion of the walls of the said internal component include at least one material which is detectable by metal and/ or X-ray detection apparatus when the said writing implement and/or said internal component is within a detection range of said detection apparatus.
15. An internal component according to claim 14 wherein the said detectable material is metal particles and/ or barium.
16. An internal component according to claims 14 and 15 wherein the said internal component is selectively locatable in a housing to form a writing implement.
17 An internal component according to any of claims 14-16 wherein said internal component is a refill for the writing implement.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBGB1903576.5A GB201903576D0 (en) | 2019-03-15 | 2019-03-15 | Detectable refill for a writing implement |
| PCT/GB2020/050665 WO2020188263A1 (en) | 2019-03-15 | 2020-03-16 | Detectable component for a writing implement |
Publications (3)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| GB202114612D0 GB202114612D0 (en) | 2021-11-24 |
| GB2596739A true GB2596739A (en) | 2022-01-05 |
| GB2596739B GB2596739B (en) | 2023-03-22 |
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Family Applications (2)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GBGB1903576.5A Ceased GB201903576D0 (en) | 2019-03-15 | 2019-03-15 | Detectable refill for a writing implement |
| GB2114612.1A Active GB2596739B (en) | 2019-03-15 | 2020-03-16 | Detectable component for a writing implement |
Family Applications Before (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GBGB1903576.5A Ceased GB201903576D0 (en) | 2019-03-15 | 2019-03-15 | Detectable refill for a writing implement |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20220161592A1 (en) |
| EP (1) | EP3938219A1 (en) |
| GB (2) | GB201903576D0 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2020188263A1 (en) |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US4889442A (en) * | 1988-03-23 | 1989-12-26 | Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. | Writing instrument with ink quantity of level detecting function |
| WO2017120565A1 (en) * | 2016-01-08 | 2017-07-13 | Scribe Technical Consulting Llc | Writing instrument with magnetic features and quick refill capability |
| US20180307329A1 (en) * | 2015-10-27 | 2018-10-25 | Societe Bic | Writing instrument with retractable tip comprising a pad for capacitive screen |
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| GB756151A (en) * | 1953-04-02 | 1956-08-29 | Compania Uruguaya De Fomento Industrial Sa | Improvements in and relating to reservoir writing instruments |
| CH601031A5 (en) * | 1976-06-18 | 1978-06-30 | Albe Sa | |
| CN101583658A (en) * | 2006-08-25 | 2009-11-18 | 萨克特本化学有限责任公司 | Barium sulfate-containing composite |
| US8847930B2 (en) * | 2011-04-17 | 2014-09-30 | Wimo Labs LLC | Electrically conductive touch pen |
| JPWO2013031845A1 (en) * | 2011-08-31 | 2015-03-23 | ぺんてる株式会社 | Oil-based ink composition for ballpoint pens |
| US9199778B2 (en) * | 2011-11-15 | 2015-12-01 | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. | Oxygen absorbing resin composition, oxygen absorbing multilayered body, and oxygen absorbing hollow container |
| WO2013173924A1 (en) * | 2012-05-24 | 2013-11-28 | Dalhousie University | Surgical marker |
| JP6141615B2 (en) * | 2012-10-10 | 2017-06-07 | 三菱鉛筆株式会社 | Ballpoint pen |
| US9956055B2 (en) * | 2016-05-17 | 2018-05-01 | Eli Halpert | Marking device with metallic element for use in X-ray guided surgery |
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2019
- 2019-03-15 GB GBGB1903576.5A patent/GB201903576D0/en not_active Ceased
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2020
- 2020-03-16 GB GB2114612.1A patent/GB2596739B/en active Active
- 2020-03-16 US US17/439,696 patent/US20220161592A1/en active Pending
- 2020-03-16 EP EP20715436.0A patent/EP3938219A1/en active Pending
- 2020-03-16 WO PCT/GB2020/050665 patent/WO2020188263A1/en active Application Filing
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4889442A (en) * | 1988-03-23 | 1989-12-26 | Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. | Writing instrument with ink quantity of level detecting function |
| US20180307329A1 (en) * | 2015-10-27 | 2018-10-25 | Societe Bic | Writing instrument with retractable tip comprising a pad for capacitive screen |
| WO2017120565A1 (en) * | 2016-01-08 | 2017-07-13 | Scribe Technical Consulting Llc | Writing instrument with magnetic features and quick refill capability |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP3938219A1 (en) | 2022-01-19 |
| GB2596739B (en) | 2023-03-22 |
| GB202114612D0 (en) | 2021-11-24 |
| GB201903576D0 (en) | 2019-05-01 |
| WO2020188263A1 (en) | 2020-09-24 |
| US20220161592A1 (en) | 2022-05-26 |
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| 732E | Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977) |
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